The Unique Characteristic of Teacher Development in Mu’adalah Pesantren of East Java

Abstract

The community needs, the demands for policy, the education system in pesantren have undergone many changes overtimes. However, it was a fact that the community has acknowledged the quality of pesantren graduates. The basic assumption for this was that pesantren graduates have proven sufficient quality because they were educated by qualified teachers. This article examined Teacher Development in Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) including the model of Teacher Development implementation, the barriers, and their impacts. This study applied a phenomenological approach. This study applied a qualitative method by applying the Multi-Site Study at Al-Amien Islamic Boarding School Sumenep, Sidogiri Pasuruan Islamic Boarding School, and Baitul Arqom Islamic Boarding School of Jember, East Java. This study found that the focus of Teacher Development in Islamic boarding schools was unique and more effective than that of the theory of formal teacher development management and formal education institutions which tended to underlined the administrative, bureaucratic and formalistic aspects. The implementation of the management in mu’adalah pesantren was started from planning, recruitment and selection stages, development and coaching comprehensively covered by spiritual and substantial elements.

The Pattern of Development of Competence, Commitment, and Motivation of Teachers in Pesantren

“…Therefore, 20 of 2003 law on the National Education System, the government ratified Law Number 18 of 2019 concerning Pesantren and Regulation of the Minister of Religion Number 31 of 2020 concerning Pesantren Education, including regulating the implementation of education in Pesantren. The quality of graduates of Mu'adalah pesantren is that they can be helpful to the community in various aspects of life, for example, as scholars or dai, lecturers, teachers, writers, regional heads, and other professions (Fauzi, 2019).…”

Dinamika Tradisi Pendidikan Salaf Pesantren Lirboyo Kediri di Tengah Arus Modernisasi

“…10 Walaupun tidak membukan jalur pendidikan untuk umum, namun pesantren Lirboyo juga membuka jalur mu'ādalah sebagai modal ijazah para santri agar melanjutkan ke jenjang pendidikan formal. 11 Kasus tersebut merupakan fenomena pergeseran sistem kelembagaan pendidikan Islam di Indonesia yang menjadi konsekuensi logis pesantren harus terbuka terhadap modernitas. Dibukanya sekolah formal seperti madrasah dan guruguru yang mengajar di pesantren juga mulai digaji 12 merupakan salah satu bentuk adanya dinamika sosiologis perkembangan pesantren yang terus bermetamorfosis.…”